Minuscule 526 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), 610 (Scrivener's numbering), ε 1127 (in the Soden numbering), is a

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of the

New Testament The New Testament (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus in Christianity, Jesus, as well as events relating to Christianity in the 1st century, first-century Christianit ...

, on a parchment, dated to the 11th century. The manuscript was adapted for

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use. It is lacunose.

Description

The codex contains the text of the

Gospel of Luke The Gospel of Luke is the third of the New Testament's four canonical Gospels. It tells of the origins, Nativity of Jesus, birth, Ministry of Jesus, ministry, Crucifixion of Jesus, death, Resurrection of Jesus, resurrection, and Ascension of ...

23:38-50; 24:46-53;

Gospel of John The Gospel of John () is the fourth of the New Testament's four canonical Gospels. It contains a highly schematic account of the ministry of Jesus, with seven "Book of Signs, signs" culminating in the raising of Lazarus (foreshadowing the ...

1:30-3:5 on 6 parchment leaves (size ). It is written in one column per page, 21 lines per page. The text is divided according to the (''chapters''), whose numbers are given the margin and their (''titles of chapters'') at the top of the pages. There is a division according to the Ammonian Sections (with a Harmony), but there is no references to the

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. It contains the table of the (''table of contents'') before Gospel of John, It contains a lectionary markings at the margin (for liturgical use), and incipits.

Text

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the

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. Aland placed it in Category V. Wisse did not examine this manuscript by using his profile method, because it has not in Luke chapters 1, 10, and 20.

History

The manuscript has been dated by the

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on the palaeographical ground to the 11th century. In the 15th century the manuscript was bound in a book of other matter, on a paper. The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament minuscule manuscripts by F. H. A. Scrivener (610) and

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(526). The manuscript is currently housed at the

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(MS. Barocci 59) in

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MS. Barocci 59
Images available on Digital Bodleian {{DEFAULTSORT:Minuscule 0526 Greek New Testament minuscules 11th-century biblical manuscripts Bodleian Library collection

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